Emily Thornberry

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Help to Work Scheme: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent in total on the Help to Work scheme to date; and what estimate he has made of the cumulative total cost of Help to Work over the duration of the current contracts.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

European Social Fund: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what total amount was allocated within the European Social Fund Operational Programme 2014-2020 for employment support schemes in the UK.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Discretionary Housing Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 1.126 of Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what funding for Discretionary Housing Payments he plans to provide to local authorities in addition to that announced in

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures his Department has put in place to ensure that conditionality requirements for jobseekers who are in receipt of universal credit, as set out in each individual's Claimant Commitment, take

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken since the Jobseeker's Allowance (Homeless Claimants) Amendment Regulations 2014 came into force to increase awareness of the easement of conditionality rules among Jo

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2015 to Question 17164, which employers have been sub-contracted to deliver community work placements by each of those prime providers.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times Jobcentre Plus staff applied an easement of conditionality under the Jobseeker's Allowance (Homeless Claimants) Amendment Regulations 2014 to claimants in the most recent month for which

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the application of the easement of conditionality rules under the Jobseeker's Allowance (Homeless Claimants) Amendment Regulations 2014 since those Regulat

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that conditionality requirements for jobseekers in receipt of universal credit are eased during periods when an individual claimant is homeless.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

European Social Fund: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to evaluate the performance of employment support schemes delivered by third party providers who are funded by the European Social Fund Operational Programme 2014 to 2020.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

European Social Fund: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which third party providers of employment support services have made successful applications for funding from the European Social Fund Operational Programme 2014 to 2020.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will expand the Targeted Affordability Fund to assist with changes to housing benefit in the social sector announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

European Social Fund: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the commissioning of new employment support services to be funded by the European Social Fund Operational Programme 2014 to 2020.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Oral Contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions of 7 December 2015, Official Report, column 693, (a) which food banks he visited

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations which had planned, prior to the announcement in paragraph 1.125 of the Spending R

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1.149 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, on what basis the total amount allocated to local authorities for funding temporary accommodation has b

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what exemptions he plans to put in place to protect vulnerable households from restrictions to housing benefit in the social sector.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Overseas Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed reduction in the maximum length of time for which housing benefit is payable for tenants travelling overseas on claimants required by their empl

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2015 to Question 12462, when he expects to announce further policy details of the Youth Obligation.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on the Work Choice programme to date; and what the estimated total cost of that programme over its lifetime is.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of homes for (a) social and (b) affordable rent which are let at rents at or below the shared accommodation rate of the local housing allowance in each region in

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations that have charged rents in excess of local housing allowance rates in each of the last six years.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) social and (b) affordable housing tenants who will be affected by planned caps on housing benefit in the social sector in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20 and (ii

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1.149 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what steps his Department plans to take to assist local authorities for which the cost of providing tem

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1.149 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, how local authority funding allocations for temporary accommodation will be calculated over the Spendin

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many single people under the age of 35 with no dependent children were accepted by local authorities as (a) homeless and (b) homeless and in priority need in each of the last six year

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect of capping housing benefit for social tenant at the relevant Local Housing Allowance rate on the incomes of the tenants affected.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of capping housing benefit for social tenants at the relevant Local Housing Allowance rate on social housing supply.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of restricting housing benefit entitlement for single social tenants under the age of 35 to the Shared Accommodation Rate of the relevant Local Housing Allowanc

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many single people under the age of 35 with no dependent children are registered on waiting lists for social housing.